Diet info

The low calorie diet

In short, low calorie diet says that if you plan to diet successfully, then you have to eat less calories than you burn up.

What is a calorie?
The calorie is the standard unit for energy measurement in dieting. The calorie is the the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree celsius. If a food contains more calories, then it will gives you a larger amount of energy when your body burns it.

Low calorie foods include green beans, swede, water melon, meals containing beef, and bamboo shoots.











Southern Black Beans and Rice- Page 103 Recipe
Southern Black Beans and Rice- Page 103 Category Bean Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

1 lb Dried black beans

3/4 c Olive oil

1 Onion, chopped

1 Clove garlic, mashed

1 Green pepper, chop coarsely

2 Bay leaves

Salt 1 t Oregano

Chopped green onions 1/4 ts Cumin

2 tb Plus 1/4 cup wine vinegar

1/2 ts To 1 ts hot pepper sauce

1 t Honey

Hot cooked rice

Cook beans according to basic directions (see Navy Bean Soup). Drain, reserving 1/2 cup bean broth. Heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil and saute onion, garlic, green pepper, and bay leaves until onion is lightly browned. Add oregano, cumin, 2 tbl of the vinegar, and reserved bean broth. Simmer until onion and pepper are soft. Shortly before serving, add drained beans, hot pepper sauce, honey, and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Serve over rice topped with some green onions. Combine 1/2 cup olive oil with 1/4 cup wine vinegar and a pinch of salt in a covered jar. Shake well and spoon a little over each serving. Serves 6 to 8. (Cookbook author likes to serve lightly cooked carrots and a fruit salad with this recipe.) Source: Bean Banquets (641.6G Exton)

 
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